Title :
Directional mode hopping in semiconductor ring lasers
Author :
Beri, S. ; Gelens, L. ; Van der Sande, G. ; Verschaffelt, G. ; Mezosi, G. ; Sorel, M. ; Danckaert, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Photonics, Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
Abstract :
Semiconductor ring lasers (SRLs) are a particular class of lasers whose cavity has a circular geometry. From a theoretical point of view, SRL attracted interest due to their intrinsic Z2 symmetry; on the other hand, the bistability between two counter-rotating modes makes SRLs ideal candidates to efficiently store bits of information in an all-optical way [1,2].
Keywords :
laser modes; semiconductor lasers; Z2 symmetry; directional mode hopping; semiconductor ring lasers; Bifurcation; Geometrical optics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Physics; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191471
